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Here is the most up to date compiled list of all known guide deals listed and posted for this thread and similar threads. I will update this list as people post new guide deals. Everything listed in this thread “should” be the price listed or lower. These prices are typically company wide price reductions and not YMMV. But just because the prices are typically universal does not mean that they are guaranteed to be sold to you. Most stores have a destroy clause with the guide companies. So whether or not you get these guides depend on many many factors from how diligent a staff is to how reasonable or friendly one is. Good luck on any you may find and good luck on acquiring them. If anything is incorrect or missing please post so corrections can be made.


Now you can just cut, paste, print, and GO!!!



How you can help: You can keep a printed copy of this list in your jacket, wallet, purse whatever and when you go to any store that carries guides look for guides for games that have been out typically around six months or more and ask for a price check or better yet use a store scanner if they are available. If they are anything less than cover price write it down for us. Also please when you post the info here if it looks like it’s a temporary sale, please post that as well otherwise it will be assumed to a be a permanent price reduction. If you scan a guide and it comes up a different price that what the master lists suggests please list the day and store that you had the guide scanned. Also please list if you physically saw a self-scanner’s price, physically saw a cash registers price or vocally heard a price from the store’s staff. This might sound like a lot and of course we will take what we can get but this will go a long way to having the best master list as well as ferreting out different store practices and policy’s. All help is appreciated and thank you.




Trading: I spoke with the post office and found out that the cheapest form of mailing to the 48 contiguous states would be to use “media mail” It will take a little longer but it will also allow the least amount of money per transaction when trying to acquire guides for your collection. For an average guide weight of about 9 oz its $1.42 cents. All you need to do is put it in an envelope and ship it media mail. He mentioned no one should have a problem if you use the same envelope several times to cut down on costs. He also mentioned that when shipping Media mail that you cannot have any personal correspondence in the envelope. Only books and an invoice are acceptable. If trading is in you interest you do whatever is most comfortable for you and your trading party this was merely a FYI and a good way to keep it cheap.



Helpful links to check for reduced priced guides or guides in general. You will likely never find one cent guides here but various discounted guides and possibly some that you have been searching for.


Best Buy

Best Buy guide search


Circuit City

Circuit City guide search


EB Games

EB Games guide search


Gamestop (babages,software etc,funcoland)

Gamestop guide search


Toys R Us (uhh best link I could find)

Toys R Us guide search


video-game-strategy-guides.com ( I have never purchased from here and no one centers but a heck of a lot of guides if you are looking for something specific) {check disgaea… Ouch}

video-game-strategy-guides.com guide search


strategy-guides.net (another large site of guides)

strategy-guides.net guide search


bookpool (guides typically 45% off or so )

Book pool guide search


Looking for assistance: I am looking for some staff from Best Buy’s, EB’s, Gamestop’s and stores of the like. When EB Games or Gamestop has a price reduction their shelves can be empty in a day or two to even as little as just a few hours. EB and Gamestop have daily price changes so all depending on the store’s staff they could be all gone almost immediately. If I could get some staff that can either post here first thing any day that they have a price reduction on guides or that might be able to text message me with such price reductions so that I might be able to inform CAG’ers ASAP. Whether or not us the end user would actually be able to get them from a particular stores staff is very much an YMMV but if there is anyone who can help this would greatly increase the chance’s of CAG’ers being able to pick up guides from these locations. If anyone is interested and able to help please e-mail me at [email protected]. Thank you all for your consideration.



Thank you all for making CAG what it is and for all your contributions.


Disclaimer: This list is intended to help all guide hunters. Please feel free to print yourself a copy and get what you can find. Please do not post this list on another site. {e-mail me please if for some reason you would want to. [email protected]} Please just link to this thread, add to this list and help it grow. Thank you



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

TRU .01

Duel Masters
Full Spectrum Warrior
Halo 1
Incredibles
Jak 3
Killzone
KOTOR II Madden 2005
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Colosseum
Sims, The: Urbz, The
Sonic Heroes
Star Wars Battlefront

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Brothers In Arms
Call of Duty – brady
Doom 3 (xbox, not pc)- Prima
Forza Motorsport

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***

EB Games .01

Act of War Brady PC
Armies of Exigo Prima PC
Axis & Allies Prima PC
Cold Fear Brady
Constantine – Prima
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Death By Degrees - Brady
Demon Stone - Prima
Enthusia Professional Racing Brady
Goldeneye - Prima
Joint Operations - Prima PC
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Prima
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events – Brady
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime - Nintendo
Monster Hunter - Brady
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Robots – Prima
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits Soaring Hawk/Sprinting Wolf - Prima
Shaman King Power of Spirit/Master of Spirits - Prima
Star Wars Jump to Lightspeed - Prima PC
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams - Prima
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***

TRU .01

NBA 2K5

***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls

***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Call of Duty Finest Hour - Brady
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Full Metal Alchemist
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Brady
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Street Fighter Anniversary

***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***

EB Games .01

Tekken 5 art book

***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***

Eb Games 7.99

Metroid Prime 2 : Echoes - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Jade Empire - Prima
Legend of Zelda, the: The Minish Cap - Nintendo
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime 2
Sims, The: Urbz, The - Prima
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Prima
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Nintendo
Metroid Prime


***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***

Gamestop .01

Madden 2005
Star Wars Galaxies

***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***

Toys R Us .01

ESPN NBA 2K5
Resident Evil Outbreak
Soul Calibur 2 Limited Edition

***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***

Best Buy .01

Devil May Cry 3
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Fight Night Round 2
Jak 3
Mercenaries - Prima
Metal Gear Acid
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green - Prima
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars: Knights of the old republic 2
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Tekken 5 - brady
Xenosaga II - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***

Gamestop .01

Deus Ex Invisible War - Prima
Shrek 2 - Brady
Yu-gi-oh The Sacred Cards - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***

Circuit City .00

Sword Of Mana – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-5-05***

Tru .01

Ace Combat 5 – Brady
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XI
MGS Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - Brady
Mortal Kombat Deception - Brady
Prince of Persia 2
Spiderman
THUG 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
XIII

***New guides to the master list as of 5-5-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***

Gamestop .01

Def jam fight for ny
Demon stone
Halo 2 guide unoffical
Killzone
Nocturne
Paper Mario: the thousand year door – Nintendo
Phantom Brave – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***


***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***

EB games .01

DOA Ultimate
Driver 3
Freedom Force vs Third Reich
Madden 2005 Collector's Edition guide (not regular)
Nanobreaker
Project Snowblind
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Sly Cooper 2
Socom 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
Yu Yu (GBA & PS2)
Yugioh guide

***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Fable
Final Fantasy I & II – Nintendo GBA
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent – Prima
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age – Prima
Men Of Valor: Vietnam
Metal Gear Solid3: Snake Eater – Brady
Mortal Kombat: Deception – Brady
Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen
Prince Of Persia2 : Warrior Within
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2

***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***

Best Buy .01

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
Killzone - Prima
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf - Prima
NFL Street 2
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
X-Men Legends

Best Buy .27

Paper Mario - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***

K-mart .01

Starfox Adventures – Nintendo
Super Mario Sunshine – Nintendo
Wario World – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***

Toys R Us .01

007 Bond Everything Or Nothing - Prima
Burnout 3 - Prima
DBZ Budokai - Prima
DBZ Buu's Fury - Prima
Fire Emblem - Prima
Mafia - Prima
Mario & Luigi - Prima
Mario Party 5 - Prima
Medal of Honor Rising Sun - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Need For Speed Underground - Prima
Ninja Gaiden - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin Out - Prima
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow - Prima
Star Wars Jedi Acadamey - Prima
Super Mario 4 - Prima
Tak 2 - Prima
Transformers - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning - Prima
YuGiOh Sacred Cards - Prima
Yugioh Worldwide Edition - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***

Gamestop .01

Champions of Norrath
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm

***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***

Circuit City 1.57

Dragon Ball Z: budokai - Prima
Rygar - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***

EB Games .01

007 bond: everything or nothing
Armored Core: Nexus - Prima
Astro Boy/ Astro Boy: Omega Factor (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - Prima
Catwoman - Prima
Chronicles of riddick - Prima
City of heroes PC - Prima
Conflict: Vietnam - Prima
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors - Prima
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends - Prima
Duel Masters/Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown (PS2/GBA) - Prima
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Evil genius PC
Full spectrum warrior - Prima
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: Lost Age - Prima
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus PC- Prima
Hitman: Contracts - Prima
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Prima
Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles PC- Prima
NCAA football 05
Need for Speed Underground - Prima
Rainbow six 3 ps2 - Prima
Samurai warriors - Prima
Second sight - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin' Out - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2/GCN) - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (XB) Prima
Sudeki
Thief deadly shadows - Prima
Transformers - Prima
Ultimate Gamer Codebook (?) Prima
Van Helsing - Prima
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War PC - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning – Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction

***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***

EB Games .01

Onimusha 3: Collectors Edition


Gamestop .01

Backyard Wrestling 2 - Brady
Burnout 3 - Prima
Duel Masters: duel masters and duel masters: Kaijudo showdown - Prima
ESPN NFL 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 - Brady
Ghost Hunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
King of Fighter: Maximum Impact - Brady
Mega man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Onimusha 3: Demon
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Second Sight - Prima
Shark Tales - Brady
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate - Brady
Suffering, The - Brady
True Crimes: Streets of LA - Brady
Way of the Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***

EB Games .01

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood - Brady
Call of Duty United Offensive PC
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Drakengard
ESPN NBA 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 -Brady
Ghosthunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
Jak 2
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Brady
La Pucelle Tactics
Mega Man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Rumble Roses
Shellshock Nam '67
Shark Tale - Brady
Shrek 2
Siren
SRS - Brady
SVC Chaos SNK vs. Capcom
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
True Crime Streets of LA (Signature Series)
Viewtiful Joe (Newer one that says "Now Covers Playstation 2" on the cover)
Way of The Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***

Gamestop .01

Onimishu 3 – Brady
Syphon Filter 3


***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***

EB Games .01

Legend of Zelda, The: Collector's Edition – Nintendo
Resident Evil 2/ Resident Evil 3 - prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Gladius - prima
Hobbit, the - prima
Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition
Madden 2004 – Prima
Project Gotham Racing 2 - prima
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy – prima
Tak and the Power of JuJu - prima
XIII – brady

Comp USA .02

Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion - prima
Sims, The – prima
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Def Jam: Fight for NY - Prima
NCAA Football 2005 - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***

Best Buy .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Crash: Twinsanity - Prima
Dead or Alive: Ultimate – Prima
ESPN NBA 2k5 - Brady
Incredibles , The - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Pikman 2 - Nintendo
Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal - Brady
Star Ocean 3:p Till the end of time - Brady
Smackdown vs. Raw - Prima
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Tony Hawk: underground 2 - Brady
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus – Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***

EB Games .01

Legand of Zelda, The: 4 swords - Nintendo
Pikman 2 – Nintendo
Pokemon Coliseum – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Target 12.99 umm… not sure if this is universal… err… YMMV ¿?

Dragon Ball Z: Boudaki – Prima
Gran Turismo 3 – VS.
Mortal Kombat – Deadly Alliance – Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Shopkos .39

007: Everything or Nothing
Mario Party 5
Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***





Master list in post 2
 
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Weird experience today. Went into BB to look for jade empire guide. Cannot find it. Asked a BB employee. she searched in the system and found out that jade empire guides were sent back to the warehouse. Ok, ready to leave and found a few tekken 5 guides on the shelf. That is in the last round of penny-out. I got the last tekken 5 guide from the same store last time. I also got the Jak 3 , resident evil 4 and metal gear acid guides, which was pennied out last round.
 
I'm still walking into Best Buy's and finding single Tekken 5's. This is like a month after the last round and in stores where all guides on the shelf were gone at one point. The Jak 3 guide is very sought after for trade here for some reason.

I've traded just about every guide I've purchased. I've kept Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes, MGS 3, VJ 2, RE4, Xenosaga II, Jade Empire and Splinter Cell: CT. I've been very fortunate, I've found multiple copies of every guide that's been pennied out the last two rounds.
 
Hey Floormat... Have you found any of these last few rounds here in town? I pretty much gave up because everytime I went, I got shot down or they were gone. TRU is the worst with the attitude...
 
[quote name='LoganDX']Hey Floormat... Have you found any of these last few rounds here in town? I pretty much gave up because everytime I went, I got shot down or they were gone. TRU is the worst with the attitude...[/QUOTE]

I've really only tried BB lately. I got a few from their last one. I don't bother with TRU anymore. Though, I've considered taking some of those guides and hiding them in another part of the store before they pull them. The only other store, besides BB, that I've gotten guides from is the GS at the mall. I don't know about the other GS. The EB at the mall said they don't penny out games. I'm not sure about the other EBs in town.

BTW, has anyone tried the Xenosaga II Limited edition guide at GS or EB? I would really like to pick that up for a penny.
 
[quote name='erehwon']I've really only tried BB lately. I got a few from their last one. I don't bother with TRU anymore. Though, I've considered taking some of those guides and hiding them in another part of the store before they pull them. The only other store, besides BB, that I've gotten guides from is the GS at the mall. I don't know about the other GS. The EB at the mall said they don't penny out games. I'm not sure about the other EBs in town.

BTW, has anyone tried the Xenosaga II Limited edition guide at GS or EB? I would really like to pick that up for a penny.[/QUOTE]


The Xenosaga II Limited Edition guide is $24.99.....I checked today.
 
Since my first request was received with so many offers... here we go again. I am looking for the following guides: *= high interest

Psi-Ops
Thief Deadly Shadows
Freedom Fighters
Area 51 *
Psychonauts
Beyond Good and Evil
Brothers In Arms *
Deus Ex:IW
Panzer Dragoon Orta *
Midnight Club 3 *
Metal Arms
KOTOR I *
Fatal Frame 1 and 2
Gran Turismo 4 *
Demon Stone
Sly Cooper 2
Coldwinter *
Onimusha 3
La Pucelle Tactics
Ratchet and Clank Going Commando
Shadow Hearts Covenant *
Champions of Norrath 1 and 2
Tales of Symphonia

I have these for trade:

Jade Empire
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Minish Cap
StarFox Assault
Madden 2005
NFSU2
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater
KOTOR II
The Getaway: Black Monday
Xenosaga Episode II
Goldeneye Rogue Agent
Soul Calibur II Limited Edition
Soul Calibur II
Burnout 3
007 Everything or Nothing
Mafia
MOH: Rising Sun
Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy
Need For Speed Underground
SuperMario3: SuperMario Advance 4
Kingdom Hearts:Chain of Memories
Suikoden IV
NFL Street 2
NBA Live 2005
Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga
Mario Party 5
Def Jam Fight For New York
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel
Shadow of Rome
Mario Kart Double Dash
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Ninja Gaiden
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
WWF Raw
Pokemon Yellow
Pokemon Stadium
WWE Day of Reckoning
Dragonball Z Budokai
Dragonball Z Buu's Fury
Dragonball Z Budokai 3
Yu Gi Oh : The Sacred Cards
Yu Gi Oh : Capsule Monster Coliseum

I will also check lists. PM me if interested. Thanks!
 
[quote name='Roufuss']That dosen't belong in this thread... take it to the trading forum.[/QUOTE]

Will do. I think people are more likely to respond from this forum though.
 
[quote name='indomitable']Will do. I think people are more likely to respond from this forum though.[/QUOTE]

Actually, if you put up a thread in the trading forum for guides, you'd probably get a good number of hits.

This thread dosen't really take off until a new round of penny guides comes out.

I'll even give you a free bump in the trading forum :D
 
[quote name='indomitable']Will do. I think people are more likely to respond from this forum though.[/QUOTE]


maybe, but we cant have everyone posting their list here.
 
[quote name='erehwon']I've really only tried BB lately. I got a few from their last one. I don't bother with TRU anymore. Though, I've considered taking some of those guides and hiding them in another part of the store before they pull them. The only other store, besides BB, that I've gotten guides from is the GS at the mall. I don't know about the other GS. The EB at the mall said they don't penny out games. I'm not sure about the other EBs in town.

BTW, has anyone tried the Xenosaga II Limited edition guide at GS or EB? I would really like to pick that up for a penny.[/QUOTE]


Pretty much everything is dried up... Lewis at EB in Glenbrook is quick to pull and fairly adament against releasing them. Adam at GS in Glenbrook doensn't really care but his boss does so unless we get a pre release list no luck there.... The lady at EB in jefferson point said she gives them to the employees, thats fine with me they should get first dibs anways. The manager at the lima eb said the same. Jeff Foxworthy at the stelhorn Gamestop is a quick puller as well. BB... here and there just depends. Seen slidcage at jefferson point bb once.

With nothing left in town and less people on this thread with vast store employment makes it harder to maintain this thread.

I can't imagine the last eb and gamestop drop being that samll but then again I have no way to tell. bleh... just frustrated.....
 
Yeah "The Fort" has more than it's share of pricks, but you'd think there'd be at least a few chances. I try to hit up BB and try GS but usually I get told along the lines of "Tough Shit". This town sucks...
 
[quote name='LoganDX']Yeah "The Fort" has more than it's share of pricks, but you'd think there'd be at least a few chances. I try to hit up BB and try GS but usually I get told along the lines of "Tough Shit". This town sucks...[/QUOTE]

Yea, I really only hit BB and the one GS. I also hear GS is going to stop taking used guides. I saw that on the deal discussion board. One thing I'm starting to do is to use the trading forum more.
 
last time i seen penny guides was the tekken 5 drop. i Mostly gave up looking for penny guides though i found a Hack part 2 used at the gamestop in the glenbrook mall last week for 1.99
 
[quote name='slidecage']last time i seen penny guides was the tekken 5 drop. i Mostly gave up looking for penny guides though i found a Hack part 2 used at the gamestop in the glenbrook mall last week for 1.99[/QUOTE]

where was the tekken 5 pennied at?
 
I found at Best Buy: 1-Metroid Prime 2, 1-Star Fox Assault, 1-Splinter Cell 3, and a whole stack of The Urbz and some football game guides stuck up on a counter which I took two of each, near the guy who watches over the doors, put there purposely so people could get them before they were thrown out.

I was very surprised that none of the Best Buy employees gave me any trouble considering the two jack @$$'s I've encountered in the "Customer service" department, they don't even have a sign that says C Service, which figures. In fact, I was even told to just walk out the door with the guides listed above.

And Friday I was able to get a few Star Wars: Republic Commando guides; the cashier called some higher up when they rang for a penny, but because she didn't know if the machine was screwing up or not. The higher up just said something about them just being guides trying to get rid of.


I also noticed that Metroid Prime: Echoes is not on the list.
 
There's several Urbz and Madden 2005 at the Springfield, VA Best Buy. They are tagged $0.01. I got the last Starfox. At least there's one advantage to my frequent business trips to the DC area. The Best Buy's in the Portland area seem to be getting good about removing their penny guides as soon as they drop so I can never find them there any more. But even 1-2 weeks after they drop, I can usually find them in DC. Still looking for Minish Cap - and I actually have the game WITH me on my DS and need some help with it - the guide would be handy (yeah, yeah, I know about Gamefaqs).
 
[quote name='io']There's several Urbz and Madden 2005 at the Springfield, VA Best Buy. They are tagged $0.01. I got the last Starfox. At least there's one advantage to my frequent business trips to the DC area. The Best Buy's in the Portland area seem to be getting good about removing their penny guides as soon as they drop so I can never find them there any more. But even 1-2 weeks after they drop, I can usually find them in DC. Still looking for Minish Cap - and I actually have the game WITH me on my DS and need some help with it - the guide would be handy (yeah, yeah, I know about Gamefaqs).[/QUOTE]

Hey, your CAGing in my area! Yeah, Springfield, VA Best Buy is a great place to get guides, that's where I've gotten most of mine through store pickup.
 
I also am looking for a Minish Cap guide, I have not even opened the game yet, but I find it handy to have a guide listing secret collectibles and stuff, as I typically don't want to go through an entire adventure again to find them all.

It was so tempting to take like 5 of the Maddens and Urbz, but I restrained myself, as I don't want to blow my luck with the employees there by looking greedy and like a reseller.
 
Has anyone been able to find Minish Cap penny guide? I can trade my Paper Mario penny guide for your Minish Cap guide if you are interested. I also have a few other penny guides for trade if you want a list. I've searched at FIVE different Best Buys near my house and none of them have Minish Cap guide. :(
 
[quote name='MadFlava']Hey, your CAGing in my area! Yeah, Springfield, VA Best Buy is a great place to get guides, that's where I've gotten most of mine through store pickup.[/QUOTE]

Well, yesterday, I made a trip up to Germantown, MD and the new (I think) Best Buy up there had almost all of the new penny guides, AND several of the last set of penny guides. They had (and still have) RE4, Tekken 5, DMC3, MP2, and a few others. I did, however, pick up the last Minish Cap, sorry mookiemeister. This is the first time I've gotten a penny guide for a game I was actively playing at the time. I'll have to look through it tonight to see if I missed anything so far. That and the Metroid Prime 2 I got there were pretty beat up, but for $0.01 I ain't gonna complain.

There is another MP2 still there if anyone wants it (I'm not headed back up there this trip, but for DC area CAG's it might be worth the drive). And to top it all off, they had a copy of NCAA Football 2005 for GC for $4.99 (marked $29.99 so it was there for the taking only for those who read CAG :D). Since EA didn't come out with NCAA 2006 for GC (I had it on preorder at GR too!) I will just play this one! I got the last one they had out, but it might be worth asking if they have more in stock. They also had a COMPLETE selection of PS2 Greatest Hits titles to use on the 2 for $22 Reward Zone deal. Burnout 3, both FF's, etc... I wanted to get some but have a hard time paying sales tax - I'll take my chances when I get back to Portland. Dumb, I know - should have just bought them anyway just in case. The Portland stores will probably be as barren as the rest of the DC stores I checked. But I really only wanted Burnout 3 and couldn't come up with a second I wanted anyway.
 
Now that it's rated AO (with some stores pulling them off the shelf), is there any chance the GTA: SA guides will be pennied or cleared out for cheap?

I noticed the game has been taken off the BB site but the guides are still there.

I figure it's a long shot... but as a CAG, here's hoping.
 
[quote name='sabin23']Now that it's rated AO (with some stores pulling them off the shelf), is there any chance the GTA: SA guides will be pennied or cleared out for cheap?

I noticed the game has been taken off the BB site but the guides are still there.

I figure it's a long shot... but as a CAG, here's hoping.[/QUOTE]

Seems like a valid idea. Might be worth scoring one on the off chance they penny it out in the next month.
 
So what's the chance of me calling Gamestop and them holding the guides for me until tommorrow morning?

EDIT: Too late, Gamestop is telling me that "sorry, we don't carry those anymore, effective today, actually".

Two Gamestop's have told me the same thing... one even told me it got pennied out so they had to send them back. Scratch that... all four Gamestop's that supposedly had Ace Combat 5 have told me it's either out of stock or was shipped back to the publisher.

If somebody can get extras of Ace Combat 5, holla at me.
 
not sure if this one was mentioned yet, but the PS2 guide for Street Fighter Anniversary Collection has been pennied out at GameStop. Includes the Street Fighter III Third Strike soundtrack CD! :3
 
but where the heck do you find penny guides at? ive looked at my local stores and dont see anything marked down at all.....am i missing something here? thanks
 
Lots of drops today at GS!

GTA Double Pack
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Street Fighter Anniversary (GET THIS!)
Fullmetal Alch.
Shadow of Rome
Shadow Hearts Cov.
 
I haven't been able to get any penny guides at GS but I'll be taking a look tomorrow. I doubt I'll luck out so if anyone can get me a SF:A. Fullmetal Alchemist and/or Shadow of Rome PM me.
 
never seen any penny guide at the gamestop around here. so pm if anyone got any of those guides other than the Call of Duty Finest Hour.
 
[quote name='majinvegeta-88']Just wondering anyone know if the Final Fantasy VIII was ever pennied out at gamestop as there was one marked 14.99 at my local gamestop[/QUOTE]
no since there is a reprint.
 
[quote name='CouRageouS']Anyone order any penny guides from GS.com that were on backorder before? They have the Shadow of Rome guide on backorder, so I was going to order it and leave it to luck. Their backorder policy is here http://www.gamestop.com/gs/help/backorders2.asp but I'd just like to know if someone's done it with a penny guide before and how their experience went.[/QUOTE]
dont know if it is just me but i coundnt check out.
 
Gamestop has been pulling all there stuff way too quickly lately. The stuff used to just sit there most of the time, I got 2 zelda collectors edition guides, in the same store, about 5 months after they were originally penied out. One time a manager even told me he'd clear out the penny guides for me, since he saw me buying a few of them. Ended up with about 30, most not recent price drops.

Though on a positive note, yesterday, for only the second time ever eb actually gave me some penny guides (got a zelda four swords before). They were house of the dead 2 x2, sonic advance 2, and zone of the enders the 2nd runner.
 
[quote name='62t']dont know if it is just me but i coundnt check out.[/QUOTE]
I got up to credit card payment but then i stopped and decided to see if anyone else has tried. How far did you get up to?
 
Last time I checked a GameStop near my place, they still have 3 copies of Paper Mario guide. The guides are all in pretty good shape other than the spines are bent/cracked in a few places. I already have a copy for myself so I didn't pick up any Paper Mario penny guides there in case someone else needs it.
 
My Best Buy had:

Metal Gear Acid
Jak 3
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
Xenosaga II
Madden 05
The Urbz
and two more I can't remember.

But were all out of the RE4.

I'm sending my wife back this morning as they were limiting to one each.
If I get any extras of anything, I'll post in a trade thread.
 
[quote name='csidegamer']My Best Buy had:

Metal Gear Acid
Jak 3
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
Xenosaga II
Madden 05
The Urbz
and two more I can't remember.

But were all out of the RE4.

I'm sending my wife back this morning as they were limiting to one each.
If I get any extras of anything, I'll post in a trade thread.[/QUOTE]

Which Best Buy? The one by me cleans them out ASAP.
 
[quote name='CouRageouS']Anyone order any penny guides from GS.com that were on backorder before? They have the Shadow of Rome guide on backorder, so I was going to order it and leave it to luck. Their backorder policy is here http://www.gamestop.com/gs/help/backorders2.asp but I'd just like to know if someone's done it with a penny guide before and how their experience went.[/QUOTE]

I don't know about penny guides, but Gamestop's backorder policy is COMPLETE BULL$#^T. I tried ordering skygunner, told them which stores had copies (several stores within CA had copies), and they just emailed me back telling me to cancel my order and go buy it at the stores! That they don't check local stores. I emailed them back stating that they were contradicting their own policy and no response back.
 
I am looking to get a copy of Metroid Prime 2 guide. Someone mentioned that it was pennied at Best Buy. None of my local BB have it I can trade or pay.
 
[quote name='Kuros']Lots of drops today at GS!

GTA Double Pack
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Street Fighter Anniversary (GET THIS!)
Fullmetal Alch.
Shadow of Rome
Shadow Hearts Cov.[/QUOTE]

Not even worth the time it takes to check with GS... I can't believe 4 stores all told me the same thing, that they were already pulled and they couldn't sell them.

Kind of seems like a huge waste... even if companies marked them down to 4.99 I guarantee alot of people would head out and buy them.

Luckily I bought the Street Fighter Anniversary guide a long time ago, because that is probably one of the best guides I've ever seen, espically for a fighting game.
 
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